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| Word/Term |
Definition |
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| NESSUS |
NESSUS
is a vulnerability scanner that can be used
to perform a wide range of security checks on a host. |
| NetStumbler |
NetStumbler
is a piece of software that can be used to detect wireless
LANs. It can also be used by legitimate users to
detect wireless rogue access points that might have been installed
without permission. |
| Network Forensics |
Network Forensics is the science of exploring
the aftermath of a breached networking environment in order to ascertain how a hacker gained access
to a network, how long they were connected, from what location they accessed from, etc. as well as
a thorough inspection of log files to look for clues that may unveil anything useful to either protect
against another breach or to present in a court of law. |
| Network
Intrusion Detection System |
A Network
Intrusion Detection System (i.e., NIDS) can oversee an entire
network and detect learned attack signatures. Because of its
active scanning properties, it can also detect system configuration
errors that may allow for intrusions, but it does not normally
block or prevent network access like a firewall. |
| Non-intrusion Duplication |
A duplication process that does not change the source
data in any way. |
| Non-repudiation |
Non-repudiation is a variation of authentication that allows a sender's identity to be verified by an external, third party. |
| Nulla Poena Sine Lege |
Nulla Poena Sine Lege is Latin and translated to English
means "no punishment without law." In a court of law of the United States of America, and as substantiated
by the 5th Amendment of the United States Constitution, no one can be lawfully punished for their conduct unless
their conduct is clearly a violation of a previously established law for the jurisdiction that they are under. |
